J. Todd Harris

Pre-Broadway SOUL TRAIN, THE HEADLANDS & More Announced for American Conservatory Theater 2022/23 Season

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) Artistic Director Pam MacKinnon and Executive Director Jennifer Bielstein announced today the productions that will make up the company’s 2022/23 season.

World Premiere of Broadway-Bound SOUL TRAIN, Christopher Chen World Premiere & More Announced for A.C.T. Season

American Conservatory Theater announced an updated lineup and performance schedule that will comprise the theater organization’s upcoming season. A.C.T. will present María Irene Fornés's landmark immersive play, Fefu and Her Friends, replacing the previously-announced William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale and more.

Patricia Clarkson to Star in LILLY

Lilly Ledbetter was a factory worker who had been paid 40% less than men with the same job for twenty years simply because of her sex. Through David and Goliath trials, this aggrieved Alabama wife and mother, single-handedly motivated President Obama to sign his first piece of legislation in her name.

FOLLOWED is Available on VOD Today

When aspiring social media influencer “DropTheMike” is offered a lucrative sponsorship to grow his channel, he's joined by his video crew on a visit to one of the most haunted hotels in America.

Nambi E. Kelley Will Write PHENOMENAL WOMAN: MAYA ANGELOU, Aiming for Broadway

Producers David Michael Rich & J. Todd Harris, in collaboration with Jackie Alexander and the North Carolina Black Repertory Company have announced that playwright Nambi E. Kelley (Native Son, 'The Chi') has signed on as the playwright of Phenomenal Woman: Maya Angelou, a world premiere play with music about the life of Dr. Maya Angelou

Photo Flash: Jacki Weaver, Drag Queens, and More Attend the World Premiere of STAGE MOTHER at PSIFF

Last night, the Palm Springs International Film Festival hosted the World Premiere of Stage Mother, a comedic drama starring Jacki Weaver, Lucy Lui and Adrian Grenier about a conservative church choir director who inherits a drag club in San Francisco from the son from whom she became estranged when he came out.

Photo Flash: Stephen Schwartz, Andrew Lippa, and More Attend CELEBRATING THEATREWORKS AT 50

Stars of stage and screen, playwrights, composers, and supporters of TheatreWorks Silicon Valley came together Saturday, November 2, 2019 to celebrate the acclaimed regional theatre at And the Tony Award Goes To…Celebrating TheatreWorks at 50, a once-in-a-lifetime event honoring the company's half-century and its 2019 Regional Theatre Tony® Award. Some 480 guests attended this extraordinary event which raised nearly $800,000 for TheatreWorks marking it the most attended and most successful fundraiser in the company's history. Guests appropriately gathered in the heart of Silicon Valley at Mountain View's Computer History Museum for cocktails, dinner, and a lively auction, then proceeded to the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, where a stellar array of TheatreWorks alumni returned to pay tribute to its history through words and music.

Stephen Schwartz, Andrew Lippa and More Attended 'And the Tony Award Goes To…Celebrating TheatreWorks at 50'

Stars of stage and screen, playwrights, composers, and supporters of TheatreWorks Silicon Valley came together Saturday, November 2, 2019 to celebrate the acclaimed regional theatre at And the Tony Award Goes To...Celebrating TheatreWorks at 50, a once-in-a-lifetime event honoring the company's half-century and its 2019 Regional Theatre Tony® Award.

One-Woman Show Based on Maya Angelou is in Development for Broadway

Maya Angelou is one of the most influential women of the modern age, and Deadline reports that her story may be heading to the Broadway stage.

Adrian Grenier And Mya Taylor Join Jacki Weaver And Cast Of STAGE MOTHER

Film Mode Entertainment and Branded Pictures Entertainment are thrilled to announce the additions of Adrian Grenier(Entourage) and Mya Taylor (Tangerine) to the cast of STAGE MOTHER, a new dramatic comedy, set in the drag queen world of San Francisco. The film is set to go into production on September 14, 2018 in Canada, with much of the filming to take place in Nova Scotia. Rights for the film will be available at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) this month. Film Mode Entertainment's Clay Epstein and Branded Pictures Entertainment founder and producer J. Todd Harris announced the project this spring in Cannes. 

VIDEO: Frank Grillo Is One Badass WHEELMAN in the New Film Launching on Netflix Today

The adrenaline rush you've been waiting for! Watch the Official Trailer for WHEELMAN below. The film launches exclusively on Netflix on October 20th.

VIDEO: Watch Teaser for THE WHEELMAN, Premiering on Netflix Today

Shift gears this fall and meet...the Wheelman. Watch the first official teaser for Netflix's THE WHEELMAN below. Releasing on Netflix on October 20, 2017, the film will premiere at 2017's Fantastic Fest later this month.

VIDEO: Frank Grillo Is One Badass WHEELMAN in the New Film Launching on Netflix 10/20

The adrenaline rush you've been waiting for! Watch the Official Trailer for WHEELMAN below. The film launches exclusively on Netflix on October 20th.

VIDEO: Watch Teaser for THE WHEELMAN, Premiering on Netflix 10/20

Shift gears this fall and meet...the Wheelman. Watch the first official teaser for Netflix's THE WHEELMAN below. Releasing on Netflix on October 20, 2017, the film will premiere at 2017's Fantastic Fest later this month.

The cast of new musical DOCTOR ZHIVAGO, which opened on April 21st and closed on May 10th, 2015 at the Broadway Theatre, hit the recording studio this spring to prepare for the release of the show's original cast recording, which is now available via Broadway Records HERE. Below, check out an exclusive video of Tam Mutu and Lora Lee Gayer performing 'Watch The Moon' in honor of the Blood Moon/Lunar Eclipse last night.

The cast of new musical DOCTOR ZHIVAGO, which opened on April 21st and closed on May 10th, 2015 at the Broadway Theatre, hit the recording studio this spring to prepare for the release of the show's original cast recording, which is now available via Broadway Records HERE. Below, check out an exclusive inside look at the cast in the recording studio!

The cast of new musical DOCTOR ZHIVAGO, which opened on April 21st and closed on May 10th, 2015 at the Broadway Theatre, hit the recording studio this spring to prepare for the release of the show's original cast recording, out via Broadway Records today, July 31st. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you an exclusive first listen of 'Ashes and Tears' from the album!

With a screenplay by Ahrens, and directed by Christopher Ashley, the new movie version of the Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty musical LUCKY STIFF hits theaters and On Demand on July 24th. Below, check out an exclusive clip of the all-star cast in action!

Yesterday, BroadwayWorld debuted an exclusive look at the new movie version of the  Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty musical LUCKY STIFF. Today, you can check out the film's full trailer

BroadwayWorld is excited to bring you an exclusive sneak peek of the new film adaptation of the Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty musical LUCKY STIFF. This hysterical musical comedy with a romantic heart stars Tony Award Winners Jason Alexander (JEROME ROBBINS BROADWAY, FISH IN THE DARK) and Nikki M. James (THE BOOK OF MORMON, PRELUDES), and Kate Shindle (LEGALLY BLONDE, WONDERLAND), Dennis Farina, Pamela Shaw, and Dominic Marsh